Empire State Building

Designated a National Historic Landmark
of New York City on 6/24/1986.

Landmark Description

This famous skyscraper remains New York's most widely recognized architectural symbol, and was for 40 years the "tallest building". Constructed in 1930-31 and beautifully finished in the Art Deco style, it rises one-fifth of a mile high and is an engineering masterpiece supported by an elastic steel skeleton.

Category:
Building-Commercial

Location

Street:
350 5th Ave
Borough:
Manhattan
County:
New York

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of Congress (LOC) Picture Collection
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more than 14 million images. These include photographs, historical
prints, posters, cartoons, documentary drawings, fine prints, and
architectural and engineering designs. While international in scope,
the collections are particularly strong in materials documenting the
history of the United States and the lives, interests, and
achievements of the American people.

National Park
Service - National Historic Landmarks Site
National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are nationally significant
historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because
they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or
interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, just over
2,500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with
citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks
Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service staff who
guide the nomination process for new Landmarks and provide
assistance to existing Landmarks.

LOC Historic American Building Survey
The permanent collection of architectural, engineering and landscape
documentation at the Library of Congress consists of measured and
interpretive drawings, large-format black and white and color
photographs, written historical and descriptive data, and original
field notes. The collection captures the American experience through
approximately 40,000 recorded historic structures and sites, from
American Indian cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde to space-age
technology at Cape Canaveral.

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